“There is another type of warfare—new in its intensity, ancient in its origin—war by guerrillas, subversives, insurgents, assassins; war by ambush instead of by combat,by infiltration instead of aggression, seeking victory by eroding and exhausting the enemy instead of engaging him. It preys on unrest.” –JFK Now and again, I get asked where did I…
Tag: history
5 Book Reads
In the interest of cribbing off of Ryan Landry’s 5 Friday Reads, I’ve put together a short review of 5 books and my thoughts on them. In past articles I’ve done full blown articles on books I’ve read, but honestly, that gets tedious. I’m not sure if it’s always helpful, either. For one, someone interested…
Socrates: Philosopher-Warrior
Submitted by TiN In Plato’s Apology, Socrates compares himself to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad , who preferredhonor in death to disgrace in life. Leo Strauss, the great scholar of classical political philosophy, discusses the comparison in his study of the Apology and Crito, noting, “The principle applying equally to Achilles and Socrates is…
When Nixon & Moynihan Almost Revolutionized Welfare
Everything does feel broken. Worse than that, everything feels broken but it feels that those in power like it that way and do not wish to fix it. The schemes for gain are in their favor, and solutions always pay off a donor. Threading “winner take all” economics with corrupt crony politics, we have big…
The Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a Model
Everyone can feel the stagnation and decline around us in the US. Many think that America is bound for Brazilification but the decline would be like Western Rome where the elites were okay with barbarian invaders replacing the natives as long as they kept their estates. Brazilification is still possible, but there might be a…
Imperial Growing Pains
A curious thing happens reading revisionist and dissident outlets with regards to the American Empire. It just magically appeared in 1945 after World War Two and has been humming since. It is mighty funny to read how this global empire sprang into existence. Rome was not built in a day, the British East India Company…
A Review of Mine Were of Trouble
I quite enjoy historical wargames and as an outgrowth of that hobby I have become quite the avid collector of combat memoirs, especially of the WW2 and pre-WW2 era. When I heard that Peter Kemp’s ‘Mine Were of Trouble’ would be available for the pittance of 10usd I was elated. With the tightening quarantines imminent…
The End of Court History
A review of Truman: By David McCullough For the amount of attention the post 1945/91 World Order and the US domestic social deconstruction gets in our circles, the historical circumstances leading towards the decay of American social order do not get much more thorough than books like McCullough’s Truman, Caro’s Johnson or Davis’ FDR. The…
A Defector Gene
As we watch the globalism crisis unfold, it is interesting to watch different reactions from different populations. There does seem to be a bit of the Hajnal Line working within the EU as Eastern Europe & Italy are moving to secure sovereignty while Western Europe has a less strident posture but makes statements about securing…
On Eunuchs, Trans, and Galli
By twitfit I disagree with the pun that Transexuals are the Tranissaries of woke capital. The Janissaries were an elite core of slaves (the precise relationship is really important in the study of the Ottomans, Islam, and Near Eastern society, but can largely be smoothed over here) from diverse, largely Christian backgrounds. Taken from their…
The American Sun 